What exactly does a software architect do?

Ted Promoted To Software Architect

A compilation of links to essays on the role of an architect -

* Becoming an Architect in a System Integrator - What architects do is a mystery to much of the world; this is hardly surprising, because an architect's work is intangible—"thought-ware," if you will—and it happens in the background. 

* An A-Z Guide to Being an Architect

* A Day in the life of an Enterprise Architect

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